**Must live within the region for this role**

Want to be at the forefront of the Computer Networking industry!

Who We Are

At Cisco Meraki, we know that technology can connect us, empower us, and drive us! By simplifying powerful technology, we can free passionate people to focus on their mission. As the fastest growing cloud-managed networking team in the world, our products, and technology architecture are changing the face of enterprise networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality.

What You Will Do

We are looking for a rising star who is highly motivated, technically savvy and passionate to join Ciscos Cloud Networking Group (CNG) as our next Technical Solutions Architect. In this role, your primary responsibility will be to team up with a Product Sales Specialist and perform technical pre-sales activities for new and existing opportunities. You will be based in your home office with frequent travel to regional Cisco offices and customer sites.

• Apply in-depth knowledge of CNGs networking solutions and our competitors' offerings, clearly demonstrate the benefits to both prospects and partners.
• Build product documentation for customers and perform competitive analysis regarding competing products
• Perform site surveys and provide onsite deployment assistance on large deployments
• Provide technical mentorship to channel partners and assist them in successfully selling the Cisco Meraki solution
• We highly use our pre-sales engineers, which means you have the opportunity to make excellent money while contributing to the success of the entire organization

Who You Are

Technical subject matter authority, thoroughly understanding products, features, functions, and benefits while being able to communicate to all level customers. Understand customer requirements for wireless networks and explain how Cisco Meraki will integrate with current infrastructure, as well as service future needs

Skills & Experience

• Experienced knowledge of 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networks, site surveys, requirements gathering, deployment challenges
• Experienced knowledge of REST APIs and a Python scripting
• Strong understanding of wired networks, including firewalls, content filters, routing/switching, VLAN's, etc
• Understand wireless security methodologies, including 802.1x w/ RADIUS integration
• Consistent track record of 5-10 years in a pre-sales technical role (solutions architect, systems engineer, sales engineer, etc)
• Knowledge of sales cycle, strong verbal and written communication skills, and validated negotiation techniques
• Strong relationship building skills, tenacity, resilience, presentation skills and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and set priorities
• CCIE, CWNP, CWDP, CCNA preferred
• Ability to travel up to 40%
• BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering or related subject area desired

Cisco Covid-19 Vaccination Policy

The health and safety of Cisco's employees, customers, and partners is a top priority. Our goal is to protect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection for strong business resiliency during the pandemic. Therefore, Cisco may require new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if the role requires business-related travel, meeting with customers/partners (including visiting third-party sites on behalf of Cisco), attending trade events, and Cisco office entry, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, and in countries where COVID-19 vaccination is legally required. The company will consider legally required accommodations/exceptions for medical, religious, and other reasons as per the requirements of the role and in accordance with applicable law. Additional information will be provided to candidates about the requirements and accommodation process at the offer time based on region.

At Cisco Meraki, were challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. Were building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.

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